Address- Full-time, permanent role
- Training and development opportunities, with flexible working environment
- Sydney or Melbourne based
Working for us
At Origin we have a strong purpose and values that challenge us to find the answers to the big energy questions. Every person that works with us helps us reach that goal. If you bring good energy to Origin, you’ll get it in return. A challenging career. An exciting industry. And the support to grow and explore your potential.
The Role
The Energy Market Analyst assists with quantitative insight into electricity and renewable markets and assists with short and medium-term market and economic modelling, asset modelling, competitor assessment and strategic positioning in the electricity and renewable sectors.
The principal responsibility of the role is conducting NEM market modelling using Plexos modelling software and conducting market analysis to inform our view of the short and medium term outlook. You will be forming a view on how the market and Origin’s generation assets will navigate the energy transition. Specifically, you will assist with forecasts of price, supply and demand of electricity and carbon markets to articulate this forward looking view of markets.
The analysis is used to provide key inputs into strategy, trading and budgeting decisions.
Key responsibilities:
- Modelling and analysing wholesale price, supply and demand forecasts for Australian energy markets to be used throughout the business.
- Provide market analysis and insight into Australian energy markets.
- Assist in the development of market models to analyse how electricity and carbon markets will solve for both price and quantity, and portfolio models which determine how Origin’s assists perform in these markets.
- Preparation of presentations and analysis to communicate opportunities, including recommendations which are distributed to senior management.
- Build and maintain visualisation tools and reports which link market history to forecast outcomes.
Is This You?
Through your previous experience you can demonstrate you have:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (finance, commerce, economics, engineering) are essential
- 2 to 5 years commercial experience analysing and modelling markets, technologies and commodities
- Proactive and inquisitive nature
- Highly numerate and analytical, with exposure to modelling skills
- Intermediate level data management and programming skills
- Advanced level of database skills (SQL/R/Python) highly beneficial
- Modelling skills in electricity market simulation tools such as PLEXOS highly beneficial
- An interest to further develop your market analysis and forecasting skills
Origin - Where good change happens
At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating collective change. We’re creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces for everyone because the more perspectives we have, in a place where everyone can belong, the better we can tackle our challenges together. We are united, yet unique. So, even if you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d love to hear from you if you think you’d be a great fit, have transferable skills, and an appetite to learn.
A great team to join
It's an exciting time to join Origin. Together we’re powering a cleaner, smarter energy future for Australia and beyond, always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers – and for our people.
Origin’s Future Energy and Business Development team is shaping tomorrow’s future energy innovations. We’re investing in new energy solutions; partnering with global start-ups and trialling new technology and business models. We also play a critical role in supporting our operations through world class application and infrastructure. We’re driven to lead the transition into a low carbon, technology-enabled world which embraces a more decentralised and digital future.
That’s why we need passionate, curious and customer focused people, who are excited by the challenge of finding new ways of working, new ways of delivering and shaping a new energy future.
Origin. Good energy
At Origin, our focus is on getting energy right for our customers, communities, and planet. Because we know it’s up to us to shape the future of energy. Today, we serve more than 4.2 million customers, are one of the most significant energy producers in the country and listed in the ASX Top 50 companies.
Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
